Travel Tales

Thursday, November 7, 2013

Death, execution, and religion are the dominating themes as
Meursault comes to term with the consequences of his action. He is an outsider
at his mother’s funeral, at his trial and remains one till the end.

These were my thoughts when I first read The Outsider (read complete review here). And these feelings are beautifully captured in the illustrations by Sadequain which I stumbled upon while browsing through a copy of the book, Mystic Expressions by Sadequain, published by the Sadequain Foundation. These lithographic illustrations were made by the artist in 1964, four years after the death of the author.

The Scene of the Crime

Meursault's girlfriend, Marie, as visualized by the artist.

Today marks the 100th birth anniversary of Albert Camus and to celebrate his birth month I'm going to be reading his book, The Myth of Sisyphus, which is considered a 'brilliant explanation of the central idea of absurdity which was developed artistically in The Outsider'.

Quite an existentialist celebration!

Note: All images were taken by me from the book 'Mystic Expressions by Sadequain'.